Rhys Fernandez Tudor > Rachel Maddow Fans! After much debate, both the House and Senate were able to come to an agreement late Saturday night on a spending bill that will fund the government through September 2015. While there was vocal opposition on both sides, there was enough support to send the bill to President Obamas desk. What is inside the bill has been debated, and as more information leaks out, the criticism is expected to continue. Newly elected freshman members of the upcoming 114th Congress arrive for their class photo at the U.S. Capitol on November 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. . Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images Over the last week, Tea Party Republicans and liberal Democrats have voiced their grievances over what has been labeled the cromnibus spending bill. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas led the charge from the right, concerned that Obamas immigration plans were going to move through into the next year. On the left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren pointed to multiple Wall Street giveaways, and over $300 million that will be cut from the Pell Grant program, as she voiced her displeasure on the Senate floor on December 12. One issue that is flying under the radar was pointed out on Friday by Democratic Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado. Pointing to research done by the government watch dog group, Represent US, Polis notes that in the spending bill, up to $1,000 will be used to subsidize cars for members of Congress each month. Located on page 982 of the RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 113-59 TEXT OF HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 83, the language of the bill explains the clause. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month. In addition to the vehicle subside, campaign contributors are now allowed to donate ten times as much as they were previously able to, with donations being capped at $324,000 a year. Tax payers will once again be on the hook if big banks cant back up their risky investments, as well as cuts to important federal agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency. Suggested Links Elizabeth Warren tells big banks, we should have broken you into pieces Heres what Edward Snowden had to say about the CIA torture report Creed lead singer, Scott Stapp, allegedly threatened to kill Obama American reality: Bush tortured, Obama drones Fox News host freaks out over torture report, says Obama wants to shame the U.S.
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